Match Preview – Bridgwater United (H) – Francis Hillier Premier Cup 1st Round

13 Oct 2025

City begin their 2025/26 Francis Hillier Premier Cup campaign at Cannon Clarke Stadium @ Twerton Park on Tuesday evening with the visit of Western League Premier Division Bridgwater United.

PREVIOUS MEETINGS

City and Bridgwater have only played in the same division once. In 1975/76 the two made up a seven team Western Floodlit League to take part alongside their main campaigns. Aside from that, 16 of their clashes have been in the Somerset Premier (previously Professional) Cup, with the first in December 1950 which needed a replay at Bridgwater’s old Chilton Park, played some three months after the original first round tie. This is United’s first visit to Twerton since the first leg of the 1982 Somerset Premier Cup Final, a 1-1 draw before the Romans prevailed two days later. City won the most recent contest between the two, a 3-0 success in the FA Cup 3rd Qualifying Round in October 2013. Dave Pratt and Chris Allen (2, 1 pen) were on target.

Overall record v Bridgwater Town (now United):
Pld 23 W12 D5 L6 F48 A23

TRIVIA

  • Bridgwater captain Harry Horton made 10 appearances for City in the 2020/21 aborted season.
  • The Robins’ Danny Dodimead was dismissed against the Romans in a round one defeat at Twerton Park for Brislington in October 2022.
  • City have won 18 of their last 20 SPC ties against Western League opposition. They were defeated on penalties in 2019 by Welton Rovers in a replayed tie after the ineligible Charlie Wiles-Richards figured in the original, and lost at home to Street 10 years ago.

FORM

  • Bath City are winless in seven in all competitions. They were without a game at the weekend, their last outing was a 2-2 draw at Farnborough, maintaining their unbeaten away record this season.
  • Bridgwater were unbeaten in seven in all competitions before a 3-0 loss at Ivybridge on Saturday. They’ve already played 15 league games – four shy of the halfway point in their season.

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